Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?

[IEL]

Sounds like a nice turkey rig. Night guys.

 

[Cantdog]

Mornin ZZZzzzlackerZZzzzz.......raining heavily.......

 

[Cantdog]

Off to the shop, before work, to try and rehab the bores on the master and clutch slave for the 68 Saab......enough to kit........gonna call a guy in Washington State today and order a new stainless flex line and hopefully a slave kit....if it cleans up OK.........these are Girling parts......all aluminum....can't hone with regular stone hones......natural rubber cups and seals...gotta polish.....45 yr old cyls....may have to order a new slave....parts are scarce for these.....mostly NLA......guess I should be used to that by now with my penchant for older Swedish saws that are not as old as this car......well one of them is ...maybe........necessity IS the mother of invention.....

 

[RandyMac]

Could have been an old Fiat Robin.

 

[dancan]

No sun here till at least next week , almost feel like buying a Suub ....

 

[RandyMac]

Yeah, showers, on and on showers. May showers bring June mildews.

 

[Cantdog]

Could have been an old Fiat Robin.

True....

 

[Cantdog]

No sun here till at least next week , almost feel like buying a Suub ....

Oh that'd cheer you right up!!! Can you say......."Edsel"??

 

[little possum]

are they yellow?

Nothing huge or spectacular. Most are 80-87ccs.. Couple red ones, maybe some green ones. Who knows!

Hmmm...maybe I should take a little ride.

Jimmy

I remember when it use to take us close to 8 hrs to get down to the OBX! Mom and dad had me trained early to make long rides. But better than when it took longer.. Heard stories of my 76 K10 goin down there and about halfway was the only gas pump and you had to stand there and feed it dollars in the middle of nowhere..

 

[Jimmy in NC]

Nothing huge or spectacular. Most are 80-87ccs.. Couple red ones, maybe some green ones. Who knows!


I remember when it use to take us close to 8 hrs to get down to the OBX! Mom and dad had me trained early to make long rides. But better than when it took longer.. Heard stories of my 76 K10 goin down there and about halfway was the only gas pump and you had to stand there and feed it dollars in the middle of nowhere..

From my door to that photo...3.5 hrs - 220 miles. Easy trip.




Jimmy

 

[dancan]

Randy says Fiat and I get a guy here first thing wanting a price on 195/45/15 winter tires for his Fiat Sport 500
Must be an Efco thing LOL

 

[AU_K2500]

Just gotta make it to five....then I get to run by the storage unit, pick up a couple saws, and were off to east TN for the weekend. Saturday were going to a Smokies game in severville (near Gatlinburg) and Sunday I'm doing some cutting for my wife's grandmother. Should be a good trip.

 

[roncoinc]

Rain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,rain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and more rain,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .

flood warnings in low areas....................

pool overflowing...............

did BBQ in the rain last night .

rain for another three days......

 

[Cantdog]

Randy says Fiat and I get a guy here first thing wanting a price on 195/45/15 winter tires for his Fiat Sport 500
Must be an Efco thing LOL

He getting ready for next winter already???

Good day so far....was able to redeem both cyls...master was not to bad...slave was rough...rust from the piston on the sides of the bore...tried a couple things....fail....as I said aluminum can't be honed..must be polished so couldn't go real aggressive.....and both cyls have deep, dead end bores........but my ol' buddy John King...AKA "THE Slug" came to the rescue!!! Thanks John!!! It seems a while back John sent me a couple 4"long dremel bits.........these have about and inch and a quarter of double twist cutters on them........so I tightly wrapped the end with an inch and half wide by about 5" long strip of rather well used green scotchbrite in counter rotation....just a snug fit in the bore...a little red rouge and my new dremel with flex shaft and they both cleaned up perfect.....mirror finish inside. The only draw back is some dufus got the hydraulic line fitting in the master cyl in cross threaded I think....the threads are there but I noticed the fitting was not threaded in straight when I removed it.....with vice grips....same as it was installed I would dare say......The fitting from the slave (same size and thread) doesn't want to thread in. I think I 'll venture back down to the "Toy Box" and see what Jason comes up with for a remedy.....he's the guy that made the inspection plate for the other Saab base........this cyl is made of unobtainieum.....extreamly rare...can't find used...nor rebuilt...NLA...MUST be rehabbed ......

 

[roncoinc]

He getting ready for next winter already???

Good day so far....was able to redeem both cyls...master was not to bad...slave was rough...rust from the piston on the sides of the bore...tried a couple things....fail....as I said aluminum can't be honed..must be polished so couldn't go real aggressive.....and both cyls have deep, dead end bores........but my ol' buddy John King...AKA "THE Slug" came to the rescue!!! Thanks John!!! It seems a while back John sent me a couple 4"long dremel bits.........these have about and inch and a quarter of double twist cutters on them........so I tightly wrapped the end with an inch and half wide by about 5" long strip of rather well used green scotchbrite in counter rotation....just a snug fit in the bore...a little red rouge and my new dremel with flex shaft and they both cleaned up perfect.....mirror finish inside. The only draw back is some dufus got the hydraulic line fitting in the master cyl in cross threaded I think....the threads are there but I noticed the fitting was not threaded in straight when I removed it.....with vice grips....same as it was installed I would dare say......The fitting from the slave (same size and thread) doesn't want to thread in. I think I 'll venture back down to the "Toy Box" and see what Jason comes up with for a remedy.....he's the guy that made the inspection plate for the other Saab base........this cyl is made of unobtainieum.....extreamly rare...can't find used...nor rebuilt...NLA...MUST be rehabbed ......

Ayuh,,,that scotchbrite probly last the scot another 10 years !!

 

[tbone75]

Morning , wheres my Dew and cotton candy breakfast ?

 

[Jimmy in NC]

Just gotta make it to five....then I get to run by the storage unit, pick up a couple saws, and were off to east TN for the weekend. Saturday were going to a Smokies game in severville (near Gatlinburg) and Sunday I'm doing some cutting for my wife's grandmother. Should be a good trip.

Hope you have a safe trip and all of your saws run well and the chips are plentiful!




Jimmy

 

[Jimmy in NC]

He getting ready for next winter already???

Good day so far....was able to redeem both cyls...master was not to bad...slave was rough...rust from the piston on the sides of the bore...tried a couple things....fail....as I said aluminum can't be honed..must be polished so couldn't go real aggressive.....and both cyls have deep, dead end bores........but my ol' buddy John King...AKA "THE Slug" came to the rescue!!! Thanks John!!! It seems a while back John sent me a couple 4"long dremel bits.........these have about and inch and a quarter of double twist cutters on them........so I tightly wrapped the end with an inch and half wide by about 5" long strip of rather well used green scotchbrite in counter rotation....just a snug fit in the bore...a little red rouge and my new dremel with flex shaft and they both cleaned up perfect.....mirror finish inside. The only draw back is some dufus got the hydraulic line fitting in the master cyl in cross threaded I think....the threads are there but I noticed the fitting was not threaded in straight when I removed it.....with vice grips....same as it was installed I would dare say......The fitting from the slave (same size and thread) doesn't want to thread in. I think I 'll venture back down to the "Toy Box" and see what Jason comes up with for a remedy.....he's the guy that made the inspection plate for the other Saab base........this cyl is made of unobtainieum.....extreamly rare...can't find used...nor rebuilt...NLA...MUST be rehabbed ......

Congrats. Always fun rehabbing something that is NLA back to use able.




Jimmy

 

[farrell]

Mornin kids!

Cold wet and windy here

No turkey huntin cause of the wind

 

[roncoinc]

Morning , wheres my Dew and cotton candy breakfast ?

Mine was home fries and sausage